Congress is a joke and all of them deserve to go the way of the elites in the French Revolution.

HOW DARE they vote for legislation that they have NOT read.

HOW DARE they vote for legislation that isn't even finished being written at the time they vote on it.

They DARE, because we the people do nothing to stop them.

We have elected and continue to elect irresponsible, arrogant, ignorant assholes who have doomed us as a country to become a third world nation.....if we even survive long enough. Maybe we deserve the coming dark ages, as a country for our complacency.

In relation to the above post about Jefferson, perhaps when we are returned to a 17th and 18th century lifestyle (as we will be) people will have time to concentrate and reflect on what is important in life and in liberty and on how to keep those important things from being taken from us.

why's that, Howard? Because other cap-and-trade bills have stalled there in the past?

That was then, and this is now. The Republicans have 39 votes in the Senate, and 2 of those are Snowe and Collins. There won't be a filibuster. All committees are chaired by Democrats; and those Democrats will be loyal to their all-powerful and popular leader.

...and how's the effort to close the GOP primaries to registered Republicans only coming along?

They say they want to win, don't want to repeat ineffective campaigns, shitty candidate nominations, etc., but I'm not hearing much about the effort to effect procedural change within the party's nominating process. Does Steele really have anything more important to do than this? Really?

Didn't think so. No wonder he's nowhere to be seen.

I liked the guy, but he's a douche. I'm guessing we've got two full terms of Barry coming at us, whether we like it or not. I'm guessing the GOP is in on the fix and won't make any changes until after '12.